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OverviewThe past five years have witnessed dramatic advances in research on pathological gambling—a diagnosis often overlooked by clinicians who are unaware not only of the personal and social consequences of pathological gambling, but also of the possible treatment options. Today, clinicians can choose from an array of treatment options to substantially improve the lives of patients with this disabling illness. Eloquently attesting to this extraordinary progress, this remarkable clinician's guide comprises the most extensive coverage on public health, clinical characteristics and treatment, psychotherapy and psychopharmacology, and interventions for adolescents, adults, and older adults. Written by the world's leading researchers on psychiatric aspects of gambling, this truly comprehensive volume discusses how to diagnose pathological gambling and provides the tools to do so. Here, 32 experts detail the clinical phenomenology, etiology, and treatment of pathological gambling, highlighting the current clinical approaches most likely to lead to early identification, symptom remission, and improvement maintenance. Useful appendixes provide specific tests, scales, and diagnostic criteria following four major sections of the book: • Public Health and Epidemiology discusses prevalence and definitions of recreational, problem, and pathological gambling; the relationship between the different levels of gambling severity; and gambling's effects on societal, familial, and individual health and well-being. • Clinical Characteristics covers the symptoms and sequelae of pathological gambling and the differences among adolescents, older adults, and men and women, and shows that pathological gambling—rather than being categorized as a single disorder—shares important features with many disorders, among them obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders, affective spectrum disorders, addiction, and impulse-control disorder. • Etiology details the realms of both psychology (behavioral, cognitive, and dispositional theories) and neurobiology (noradrenergic, serotonergic, dopaminergic, and opioidergic systems as well as familial and inherited factors) to explain the behavior of pathological gambling—knowledge that may prove useful in understanding a range of addictive and impulsive disorders. • Prevention and Treatment emphasizes the vital role of the clinician in prevention efforts, including a prevention strategy tailored specifically for adolescents and young adults; discusses a variety of behavioral and pharmacological interventions for patients including self-help and professional-based interventions for family members; and concludes with assessments useful in diagnosing pathological gambling and monitoring symptom change. Psychiatrists, psychiatric researchers, and other mental health care professionals will welcome this book as their most up-to-date source for invaluable knowledge about and research from the world's recognized experts on pathological gambling. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jon E. Grant, MD MPH JD (Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Chicago) , Marc N. Potenza, MD PhD (Yale Child Study Center and of Neurobiology)Publisher: American Psychiatric Association Publishing Imprint: American Psychiatric Association Publishing Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.463kg ISBN: 9781585621293ISBN 10: 1585621293 Pages: 288 Publication Date: 01 November 2004 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Replaced By: 9781615373031 Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: In Print  Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsContributors Introduction Part I: Public Health and Epidemiology Chapter 1. Gambling and the Public Health Chapter 2. Epidemiology Part II: Clinical Characteristics Chapter 3. Clinical Characteristics Chapter 4. Categorization Chapter 5. Adolescents and Young Adults Chapter 6. Older Adults Chapter 7. Gender Differences Part III: Etiology Chapter 8. Behavioral Understanding Chapter 9. Biological Basis for Pathological Gambling Part IV: Prevention and Treatment Chapter 10. Prevention Efforts and the Role of the Clinician Chapter 11. Prevention and Treatment of Adolescent Problem and Pathological Gambling Chapter 12. Cognitive and Behavioral Treatments Chapter 13. Pharmacological Treatments Chapter 14. Screening and Assessment Instruments Appendix A: DSM-IV-TR Criteria for Pathological Gambling Appendix B: Early Intervention Gambling Health Test (EIGHT) Appendix C: Gambling Symptom Assessment Scale (G-SAS) Appendix D: South Oaks Gambling Screen (SOGS) Appendix E: Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale Modified for Pathological Gambling (PG-YBOCS) IndexReviewsPathological gambling is a significant public health problem, but it is only recently that a body of systematic research on its phenomenology, etiology, and treatment has emerged. This is an important volume, for it represents the first comprehensive synthesis of current knowledge. Clinicians will find it useful in helping them to assess and manage patients with this prevalent disorder. -Dan J. Stein, M.D., Ph.D., Director of the MRC Research Unit on Anxiety and Stress Disorders, Department of Psychiatry, University of Stellenbosch, Cape Town, South Africa Pathological Gambling: A Clinical Guide to Treatment is a well written and conceptually engaging book. Regardless of the reader's familiarity with pathological gambling, the book provides concise chapters that summarize the most recent research findings into clinically relevant messages... [I]t is up-to-date, is organized well, and serves as a fundamental starting point for the treatment of pathological gamblers. Timothy Fong, M.D., Psychiatric Services This book is an excellent resource that is highly recommended for clinicians and undergraduate students wishing to gain an overview of the field of pathological gambling. There is a wealth of useful statistics and the strengths and weaknesses of what is known about the aetiology and clinical treatment of pathological gambling articulated clearly. Alex Blaszczynski, M.D., Addiction Author InformationJon E. Grant, J.D., M.D., M.P.H., is Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at Brown Medical School and Butler Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island. Marc N. Potenza, M.D., Ph.D., is Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Yale University School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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